Monday 16th May
After the exertions of Sunday’s walk, we decide to take Fufu for a drive around Bassenthwaite Lake and on to the town of Cockermouth to visit Wordsworth’s childhood home. On the way, we called in at The Lakes Distillery where we acquired a bottle of their finest.
They also have alpacas at the distillery.
We only had a brief exploration of Cockermouth with a wander up the main street. There is a town heritage trail, some of which we saw:
The poet William Wordsworth was born and raised in Cockermouth. We visited his Edwardian home which is under the care of the National Trust. The house has a warm and homely feeling unlike many National Trust venues:
On the way back to Keswick we stopped at a number of places alongside Bassenthwaite Lake. At the first stop, near the northern end of the lake, we spoke to two women who were taking a swim; they claimed it is refreshing. Alison expressed interest in joining in, but unfortunately did not have her costume:
It was more sheltered further on up the lake:
"See-u-Later" 